Most Celebrities Shill for Crypto, Ben Mckenzie Investigates it| VICE Culture Club Ep10

This is the highlights of our conversation with Ben Mckenzie. For the full interview become a VICE Member.  While most celebrities were shilling for crypto, Ben Mckenzie was investigating it. Mckenzie is most known for his roles in the OC, Southland, and Gotham, but most don’t know he studied economics at the University of Virginia.   He has gone back to his college roots to take on some of crypto's sorest subjects.  In his new movie “Everyone is Lying to You for Money” Mckenize interviews now jailed crypto CEOs Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky.  He also goes to El Salvador to check out Nayib Bukele’s attempt to become the first country to use Bitcoin as an official currency.   We talk about all the dark corners of Mckenzie’s investigations took him to, all the people that have been hurt by crypto, the identity of bitcoins founder, the history of currency, and we play “Steal That NFT”.  While most celebrities were shilling for crypto, Ben Mckenzie was investigating it. Mckenzie is most known for his roles in the OC, Southland, and Gotham, but most don’t know he studied economics at the University of Virginia.   He has gone back to his college roots to take on some of crypto's sorest subjects.  In his new movie “Everyone is Lying to You for Money” Mckenize interviews now jailed crypto CEOs Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky.  He also goes to El Salvador to check out Nayib Bukele’s attempt to become the first country to use Bitcoin as an official currency.   We talk about all the dark corners of Mckenzie’s investigations took him to, all the people that have been hurt by crypto, the identity of bitcoins founder, the history of currency, and we play “Steal That NFT”.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices